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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·hab·it \in-ˈha-bət\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English enhabiten, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French inhabiter, enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare, from in- + habitare to dwell, frequentative of habēre to have — more at give DATE 14th centurytransitive verb1. to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in inhabit a small house2. to be present in or occupy in any manner or form the human beings who inhabit this tale — Al Newmanintransitive verbarchaic : to have residence in a place : dwell• in·hab·it·able \-bə-tə-bəl\ adjective• in·hab·it·er nounEnglish Etymologyinhabit late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from L.inhabitare, from in- "in" + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit). Inhabitant first recorded mid-15c.Inhabitable was used in two opposite senses: "not habitable" (c.1400, from in- "not" + habitable) and "capable of being inhabited" (c.1600, from inhabit + -able).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7inhabitin·habit / in5hAbit / verb[VN] to live in a particular place 居住在；栖居于: some of the rare species that inhabit the area 生活在这个地区的一些罕见物种 WORD FAMILY inhabit v. habitable adj. ( ≠ uninhabitable ) uninhabited adj. inhabitant n. habitation n. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb to dwell in as a place of settled residence FF1C;islands inhabitedby PolynesiansFF1E; Synonyms: occupy, people, populate, tenant Related Words: settle; abide, dwell, liveWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedin·hab·it\ə̇nˈhabə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English enhabiten, inhabiten, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare, from in- in- (II) + habitare to dwell — more at habittransitive verb1. : to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live or dwell in < inhabited by a rich fauna and flora — W.H.Dowdeswell > < inhabited a small apartment — Alfred Hayes >2. a. : to be at home in (a particular sphere of activity or thought) :occupy < endlessly varied characters who inhabit the world of medicine — New York Times > < the intellectual world we inhabit — Cyril Connolly > b. : to occupy, be present in, or be inside of in any manner or form < the human beings who inhabit this tale — Al Newman > < the individual is inhabited by multiple wills, persons, or spirits — Weston La Barre > < a sculptural quality that inhabits many of his most successful prints — Vincent Garofalo >intransitive verbarchaic : to have residence in a place : dwell, live

Inhabit To Verb From C Place Residence Occupy